socalrider
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- SEA WOLF
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- 1979 CHB 41 Trawler
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My own bias is certainly toward simplicity and eliminating systems, and our use case is pretty different from yours, so take this with a grain of salt, but I just recently removed our entire 110V system. Originally the plan was a re-wire properly (I found wire nuts, solid core, no GFI, green wire not even connected, etc. etc, all missed by survey), but I'm going to give it a shot as a pure 12V vessel at least for now.
DC systems have gotten so efficient that there's hardly a need for AC anymore with LED lighting, efficient refrigeration, low-power screens, and really really good cordless tools - I just got a full set of 20V Dewalt tools - including a shop vac and heat gun - and their "vehicle charger" which recharges via 12V. Every time I thought I'd need 110V I found a credible, reasonably priced and very highly reviewed alternative.
Air conditioning certainly requires a strong 110 system and generator. Other than that, I'm not sure you'd need it. Microwave oven is the toughest lift, but even that can be done with 12V:
https://www.roadtrucker.com/12-volt-microwave-wavebox/12-volt-microwave.htm
Just a thought.
My own bias is certainly toward simplicity and eliminating systems, and our use case is pretty different from yours, so take this with a grain of salt, but I just recently removed our entire 110V system. Originally the plan was a re-wire properly (I found wire nuts, solid core, no GFI, green wire not even connected, etc. etc, all missed by survey), but I'm going to give it a shot as a pure 12V vessel at least for now.
DC systems have gotten so efficient that there's hardly a need for AC anymore with LED lighting, efficient refrigeration, low-power screens, and really really good cordless tools - I just got a full set of 20V Dewalt tools - including a shop vac and heat gun - and their "vehicle charger" which recharges via 12V. Every time I thought I'd need 110V I found a credible, reasonably priced and very highly reviewed alternative.
Air conditioning certainly requires a strong 110 system and generator. Other than that, I'm not sure you'd need it. Microwave oven is the toughest lift, but even that can be done with 12V:
https://www.roadtrucker.com/12-volt-microwave-wavebox/12-volt-microwave.htm
Just a thought.